SiPMs coated with TPB: Coating protocol and characterization for NEXT

V. Álvarez; J. Agramunt; M. Ball; M. Batallé; J. Bayarri; F. I.G. Borges; H. Bolink; H. Brine; S. Cárcel; J. M. Carmona; J. Castel; J. M. Catalá; S. Cebrián; A. Cervera; D. Chan; C. A.N. Conde; T. Dafni; T. H.V.T. Dias; J. Díaz; R. Esteve; P. Evtoukhovitch; J. Ferrando; L. M.P. Fernandes; P. Ferrario; A. L. Ferreira; E. Ferrer-Ribas; E. D.C. Freitas; S. A. García; A. Gil; I. Giomataris; A. Goldschmidt; E. Gómez; H. Gómez; J. J. Gómez-Cadenas; K. González; R. M. Gutiérrez; J. Hauptman; J. A. Hernando-Morata; D. C. Herrera; V. Herrero; F. J. Iguaz; I. G. Irastorza; V. Kalinnikov; L. Labarga; I. Liubarsky; J. A.M. Lopes; D. Lorca; M. Losada; G. Luzón; A. Marí; J. Martin-Albo; M. Méndez; T. Miller; A. Moisenko; F. Monrabal; B. Monteiro; J. M. Monzó; F. J. Mora; J. Muñoz Vidal; H. Natal Da Luz; G. Navarro; M. Nebot; D. Nygren; C. A.B. Oliveira; R. Palma; J. L. Pérez Aparicio; J. Pérez; E. Radicioni; M. Quinto; J. Renner; L. Ripoll; A. Rodriguez; J. Rodriguez; F. P. Santos; J. M.F. Dos Santos; L. Seguí; L. Serra; D. Shuman; C. Sofka; M. Sorel; A. Soriano; H. Spieler; J. F. Toledo; J. Torrent Collell; A. Tomás; Z. Tsamalaidze; D. Vázquez; E. Velicheva; J. F.C.A. Veloso; J. A. Villar; R. Webb; T. Weber; J. T. White; N. Yahlali

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SiPMs coated with TPB: Coating protocol and characterization for NEXT

V. Álvarez, J. Agramunt, M. Ball, M. Batallé, J. Bayarri, F. I.G. Borges, H. Bolink, H. Brine, S. Cárcel, J. M. Carmona, J. Castel, J. M. Catalá, S. Cebrián, A. Cervera, D. Chan, C. A.N. Conde, T. Dafni, T. H.V.T. Dias, J. Díaz, R. EsteveP. Evtoukhovitch, J. Ferrando, L. M.P. Fernandes, P. Ferrario, A. L. Ferreira, E. Ferrer-Ribas, E. D.C. Freitas, S. A. García, A. Gil, I. Giomataris, A. Goldschmidt, E. Gómez, H. Gómez, J. J. Gómez-Cadenas, K. González, R. M. Gutiérrez, J. Hauptman, J. A. Hernando-Morata, D. C. Herrera, V. Herrero, F. J. Iguaz, I. G. Irastorza, V. Kalinnikov, L. Labarga, I. Liubarsky, J. A.M. Lopes, D. Lorca, M. Losada, G. Luzón, A. Marí, J. Martin-Albo, M. Méndez, T. Miller, A. Moisenko, F. Monrabal, B. Monteiro, J. M. Monzó, F. J. Mora, J. Muñoz Vidal, H. Natal Da Luz, G. Navarro, M. Nebot, D. Nygren, C. A.B. Oliveira, R. Palma, J. L. Pérez Aparicio, J. Pérez, E. Radicioni, M. Quinto, J. Renner, L. Ripoll, A. Rodriguez, J. Rodriguez, F. P. Santos, J. M.F. Dos Santos, L. Seguí, L. Serra, D. Shuman, C. Sofka, M. Sorel, A. Soriano, H. Spieler, J. F. Toledo, J. Torrent Collell, A. Tomás, Z. Tsamalaidze, D. Vázquez, E. Velicheva, J. F.C.A. Veloso, J. A. Villar, R. Webb, T. Weber, J. T. White, N. Yahlali

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Silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) are the photon detectors chosen for the tracking readout in NEXT, a neutrinoless \bb decay experiment which uses a high pressure gaseous xenon time projection chamber (TPC). The reconstruction of event track and topology in this gaseous detector is a key handle for background rejection. Among the commercially available sensors that can be used for tracking, SiPMs offer important advantages, mainly high gain, ruggedness, cost-effectiveness and radio-purity. Their main drawback, however, is their non sensitivity in the emission spectrum of the xenon scintillation (peak at 175 nm). This is overcome by coating these sensors with the organic wavelength shifter tetraphenyl butadiene (TPB). In this paper we describe the protocol developed for coating the SiPMs with TPB and the measurements performed for characterizing the coatings as well as the performance of the coated sensors in the UV-VUV range.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	P02010
Journal	Journal of Instrumentation
Volume	7
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/7/02/P02010
State	Published - Feb 2012

Keywords

Particle tracking detectors (Solid-state detectors)
Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (solid-state)
Scintillators, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators)
Time projection Chambers (TPC)

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Instrumentation
Mathematical Physics

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Álvarez, V., Agramunt, J., Ball, M., Batallé, M., Bayarri, J., Borges, F. I. G., Bolink, H., Brine, H., Cárcel, S., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J., Catalá, J. M., Cebrián, S., Cervera, A., Chan, D., Conde, C. A. N., Dafni, T., Dias, T. H. V. T., Díaz, J., ... Yahlali, N. (2012). SiPMs coated with TPB: Coating protocol and characterization for NEXT. Journal of Instrumentation, 7(2), Article P02010. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/7/02/P02010

Álvarez, V, Agramunt, J, Ball, M, Batallé, M, Bayarri, J, Borges, FIG, Bolink, H, Brine, H, Cárcel, S, Carmona, JM, Castel, J, Catalá, JM, Cebrián, S, Cervera, A, Chan, D, Conde, CAN, Dafni, T, Dias, THVT, Díaz, J, Esteve, R, Evtoukhovitch, P, Ferrando, J, Fernandes, LMP, Ferrario, P, Ferreira, AL, Ferrer-Ribas, E, Freitas, EDC, García, SA, Gil, A, Giomataris, I, Goldschmidt, A, Gómez, E, Gómez, H, Gómez-Cadenas, JJ, González, K, Gutiérrez, RM, Hauptman, J, Hernando-Morata, JA, Herrera, DC, Herrero, V, Iguaz, FJ, Irastorza, IG, Kalinnikov, V, Labarga, L, Liubarsky, I, Lopes, JAM, Lorca, D, Losada, M, Luzón, G, Marí, A, Martin-Albo, J, Méndez, M, Miller, T, Moisenko, A, Monrabal, F, Monteiro, B, Monzó, JM, Mora, FJ, Muñoz Vidal, J, Natal Da Luz, H, Navarro, G, Nebot, M, Nygren, D, Oliveira, CAB, Palma, R, Pérez Aparicio, JL, Pérez, J, Radicioni, E, Quinto, M, Renner, J, Ripoll, L, Rodriguez, A, Rodriguez, J, Santos, FP, Dos Santos, JMF, Seguí, L, Serra, L, Shuman, D, Sofka, C, Sorel, M, Soriano, A, Spieler, H, Toledo, JF, Torrent Collell, J, Tomás, A, Tsamalaidze, Z, Vázquez, D, Velicheva, E, Veloso, JFCA, Villar, JA, Webb, R, Weber, T, White, JT & Yahlali, N 2012, 'SiPMs coated with TPB: Coating protocol and characterization for NEXT', Journal of Instrumentation, vol. 7, no. 2, P02010. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/7/02/P02010

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AU - Batallé, M.

AU - Bayarri, J.

AU - Borges, F. I.G.

AU - Bolink, H.

AU - Brine, H.

AU - Cárcel, S.

AU - Carmona, J. M.

AU - Castel, J.

AU - Catalá, J. M.

AU - Cebrián, S.

AU - Cervera, A.

AU - Chan, D.

AU - Conde, C. A.N.

AU - Dafni, T.

AU - Dias, T. H.V.T.

AU - Díaz, J.

AU - Esteve, R.

AU - Evtoukhovitch, P.

AU - Ferrando, J.

AU - Fernandes, L. M.P.

AU - Ferrario, P.

AU - Ferreira, A. L.

AU - Ferrer-Ribas, E.

AU - Freitas, E. D.C.

AU - García, S. A.

AU - Gil, A.

AU - Giomataris, I.

AU - Goldschmidt, A.

AU - Gómez, E.

AU - Gómez, H.

AU - Gómez-Cadenas, J. J.

AU - González, K.

AU - Gutiérrez, R. M.

AU - Hauptman, J.

AU - Hernando-Morata, J. A.

AU - Herrera, D. C.

AU - Herrero, V.

AU - Iguaz, F. J.

AU - Irastorza, I. G.

AU - Kalinnikov, V.

AU - Labarga, L.

AU - Liubarsky, I.

AU - Lopes, J. A.M.

AU - Lorca, D.

AU - Losada, M.

AU - Luzón, G.

AU - Marí, A.

AU - Martin-Albo, J.

AU - Méndez, M.

AU - Miller, T.

AU - Moisenko, A.

AU - Monrabal, F.

AU - Monteiro, B.

AU - Monzó, J. M.

AU - Mora, F. J.

AU - Muñoz Vidal, J.

AU - Natal Da Luz, H.

AU - Navarro, G.

AU - Nebot, M.

AU - Nygren, D.

AU - Oliveira, C. A.B.

AU - Palma, R.

AU - Pérez Aparicio, J. L.

AU - Pérez, J.

AU - Radicioni, E.

AU - Quinto, M.

AU - Renner, J.

AU - Ripoll, L.

AU - Rodriguez, A.

AU - Rodriguez, J.

AU - Santos, F. P.

AU - Dos Santos, J. M.F.

AU - Seguí, L.

AU - Serra, L.

AU - Shuman, D.

AU - Sofka, C.

AU - Sorel, M.

AU - Soriano, A.

AU - Spieler, H.

AU - Toledo, J. F.

AU - Torrent Collell, J.

AU - Tomás, A.

AU - Tsamalaidze, Z.

AU - Vázquez, D.

AU - Velicheva, E.

AU - Veloso, J. F.C.A.

AU - Villar, J. A.

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AU - White, J. T.

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